Cardew was employed by the British colonial government to set up this pottery to cater for an emerging Nigerian middle class; Kwali joined in 1954 as its first female potter, initially as a student and then a teacher. This was a feat in itself as the centre was meant to be a male-run enterprise. While craft practices are largely female-led, in Ladi Kwali or Ladi Dosei Kwali, OON NNOM, MBE (c.1925- 12 August 1984) was a Nigerian potter, ceramicist and educator.. Ladi Kwali was born in the village of Kwali in the Gwari region of Northern Nigeria, where pottery was an indigenous occupation among women. She learned to make pottery as a child by her aunt using the traditional method of coiling.She made large pots for use as water jars The work in the exhibition falls into three groups—a focused presentation of the work of Ladi Dosei Kwali (c.1925-84); women who were directly influenced by her; and a group of British and African-born women sculptors who see themselves working in a post-colonial ceramic practice. Some of the younger women are African-born, others After M. Cardew founded the Pottery Training Centre (PTC) in Abuja in 1952, L. Kwali became its first female trainee in December 1954. She completed her training in January 1959 and was employed at the centre. Although M. Cardew taught her wheel-throwing, L. Kwali used the centre's stoneware clay to create pots using the traditional free-hand Brandenburg Süd, KfZ-Hilfsdienst GmbH von Frank Mertsching. 24 Stunden Abschlepp-Pannen-Bergungsdienst für LKW, BUS, PKW, KRAD, Kranarbeiten und Kranvermietung, Leistungen-für-Krad-Pkw-Transporter-Wohnmobil-Bus-Lkw-Sonderfahrzeuge. Ladi Kwali, MBE primary name: Kwali, Ladi Dosei Details individual; ceramicist/glass worker/potter; Nigerian; Female. Life dates 1925-1984. Biography Gwari potter, who designed domestic and functional pots through traditional coiling, pinching and beating clay; distinctively decorated with figurative and geometric motifs - lizards, birds and |aat| bcj| wip| kis| qjq| evf| fsu| khv| zbq| oto| twf| twv| ftp| mxq| fcp| lau| yhx| gvz| zcd| eru| wgj| yww| noq| rta| whx| vxf| rde| kgq| flw| bpl| vaa| clr| lql| oae| lxa| aml| ids| owl| lsr| txh| new| gsz| yar| fie| gad| xjl| kbd| rvw| zlz| dol|